“Learn to dance, so when you get to heaven the angels know what to do with you.”
― St. Augustine
Kathy and I were going through a difficult time. It was one of those dark seasons of life you never want someone to experience.
One night, for whatever reason, we decided that enough was enough. We opened all the doors and windows and put on some up-tempo praise music.
Then, we started to dance.
And dance.
And dance.
We grabbed brooms and “swept out the devil”.
Our children came out of their rooms to watch us.
We laughed. A lot.
And we danced.
It was on that night that we came up with one of our life phrases: “Dance in the midst of your troubles. It confuses the devil.”
But not the angels. They know what to do with someone who dances with joy in the midst of their troubles as well as in those times of great celebration. The angels welcome dancers as those who have learned to find their joy in God.
So dance.
